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TEMPO TERMS

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tempo term for lively and fast

a)

Lento

b)

accelerando

c)

Vivace

d)

Andante

2.

Tempo term for 'gradually slow down'

a)

a tempo

b)

Lento

c)

ritardando

d)

accelerando

3.

Tempo term for moderate speed/pace

a)

Largo

b)

Moderato

c)

Tempo I

d)

Presto

4.

Tempo term for slow

a)

Adagio

b)

Moderato

c)

accelerando

d)

Andante

5.

Which of the following words means return to the previous tempo?

a)

ritardando

b)

Moderato

c)

a tempo

d)

Adagio

6.

Tempo term for gradually speed up

a)

Vivace

b)

rallentando

c)

Tempo I

d)

accelerando

7.

Which of the following words means at a walking tempo?

a)

Vivace

b)

Andante

c)

Allegro

d)

rallentando

8.

Very fast is ____________

a)

Presto

b)

Largo

c)

accelerando

d)

a tempo

9.

Which of these means slowly and broadly, like a tortoise?

a)

Largo

b)

Presto

10.

Which of these means lively and fast, like a Bee?

a)

Vivace

b)

Allegro

11.

What does tempo mean?

a)

how many beats there are in a song

b)

the volume level

c)

speed of music

d)

the rhythm

12.

Tempo terms are usually written in what language?

a)

Latin

b)

French

c)

Italian

d)

German

13.

Which answer is from slowest tempo to fastest?

a)

adagio, allegro, andante, largo

b)

adagio, andante, allegro, presto

c)

allegro, adagio, andante, presto

d)

andante, allegro, presto, adagio

14.

If allegro means rapid and lively, what does allegretto mean?

a)

slightly faster than allegro

b)

light and moderately quick, but NOT as fast as allegro

c)

very slow

d)

very fast

15.

Which two terms both mean gradually slower?

a)

rallentando; largo

b)

ritardando; tempo

c)

presto; accelerando

d)

rallentando; ritardando